Wii U

As a woman who loves games, who spends much of her time writing about them, and who would see them become the best they can be, I’m no stranger to disappointment. Yet when Nintendo decided that the protagonist of…

Step into a world of discovery, exploration and adventure in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a boundary-breaking new game in the acclaimed series. Travel across fields, through forests and to mountain peaks as you discover what…

In this remastered version of the thirteenth installment in The Legend of Zelda series, a dark force, shrouded in twilight, has invaded the vast land of Hyrule. To restore light to the world, team up with the mysterious creature Midna and…

Mighty No. 9 has been delayed for the third time, according to a new blog post by the series creator Keiji Inafune. It now has an estimated release date of Spring 2016. The game is intended to be a spiritual successor to the Mega…

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD is coming to Wii U in just 44 days (but who’s counting) and now we have more details on what that cool Wolf Link/Midna amiibo (and other Zelda-themed figures) will do in…

“We’ll see who’s delicate! I may not be able to attack like Chrom, but when you get injured? I’LL be the one stitching your bones back together, care of my trusty staff.” -Lissa, Fire Emblem: Awakening I have…

Earlier this week we got three new Pokémon for Pokkén Tournament, with the promise of a fourth reveal today. The character is, drumroll…Chandelure, a Ghost/Fire type Pokémon. Chandelure is an unusual choice for a fighting game, since it doesn’t…

Tomorrow, Princess Daisy will be making her debut in Super Mario Maker. Now when level builders drop a Mystery Mushroom into their courses, there’s a chance it will transform the level’s players into the brunette princess. Daisy is the second…

Pokkén Tournament is adding three more fighters to its roster. Mewtwo, Braixen, and Garchomp are all coming as playable characters to the Wii U port of the arcade game. Another fighter will be revealed on Friday, according to Pokkén…

Pornhub has released its annual analytics breakdown for 2015, and as usual it’s incredibly fascinating. The Year In Review presents a bunch of Pornhub demographic data in slick infographic form. Once again, they take a look at Pornhub’s traffic sources-including…

Tengami is an atmospheric adventure game that takes place inside an authentically folding pop-up book world. In this GDC 2015 talk from co-creator Jennifer Schneidereit, you get an inside look at the tools the team developed to create realistically folding…

Nintendo has shared the Miiverse fan community’s favorite games for 2015. The top three games for each console were voted on by Miiverse users via hashtag, and players were asked to go into detail about why they chose the game…

Nintendo just announced a big update for Super Mario Maker, the popular Wii U game that allows people to make their own 2D Super Mario courses. The update will bring a new tool called the Super Mario Maker Bookmark;…

Today’s Nintendo Direct wrapped up by confirming several new amiibo figures. On the list: Cloud (FFVII), Bayonetta, Corrin (Fire Emblem Fates), R.O.B., Roy (Fire Emblem), and Ryu (Street Fighter). Those last three all have a release date of March 18,…

During today’s Nintendo Direct, we learned the identities of the final two characters in this generation of Super Smash Bros.: Corrin (from Fire Emblem Fates) and Bayonetta. Both fighters are set to come out in February of 2016. Fire Emblem…

A chat with developers Aya Kyogoku (Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival), and Risa Tabata (Chibi Robo: Zip Lash) about how they got their start in video games and what it’s like working at Nintendo.

While there are a few lists out there with gaming recommendations for kids, it can be a little trickier discovering which games to buy a young girl. Games like Rise of the Tomb Raider, Tales from Borderlands and Star…

Nintendo Direct is coming back next week! On December 15 at 2 p.m. PST, join director of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS Masahiro Sakurai to hear him discuss new updates to the popular fighting games. More…

It’s official—Minecraft is coming to Wii U on December 17. It will cost $29.99 in the Nintendo eShop. Kristoffer Jelbring of Mojang has Tweeted that a physical edition of the game is coming later. So far, the Wii U edition…